This fresh green, creamy dip, excerpted from the cookbook The Food You Crave, has all the classic hummus flavors of garlic, cumin, and lemon. But it is light on the cumin and garlic in favor of a big citrus punch. Its mellow, bright flavor and smooth texture make it the perfect companion to the bold spicy shards of pita.

Need a nut-free school snack? This quick trail mix fits the bill. Sunflower and pumpkin seeds and crunchy roasted chickpeas lend the crunch (and sustaining protein) usually provided by nuts, while golden and dark raisins give the snack its sweetness.

On occasion, I get a craving for something sweet and chocolatey at breakfast. Sometimes that’s a chocolate croissant but more often than not, it’s a chocolate smoothie. The key to this smoothie is finding a chocolate almond milk that isn’t loaded with sugar. I buy local with a small amount of honey.

Ginger and spice and everything nice, that’s what these cookies are made of. They’re best eaten the day they’re baked. But you can bake the bars and glaze them ahead of time, then freeze them if you’re pressed for time during the holidays.

In these crispy, gluten-free crackers, amaranth flour is paired with the bold Southwestern flavors of chili powder, cumin, and garlic, and topped with Cheddar and hulled pumpkin seeds (pepitas). Try them dunked in bold dips like Tomatillo-Avocado Salsa.

We have a rule at Flour Bakery that if something is labeled “vegan” it has to be just as delicious to those who are not concerned about the label as to those who are. We created this muffin to satisfy our growing number of customers who have converted to veganism, and it has as many non-vegan fans as vegan ones. In fact, most people don’t believe us when we tell them that it’s vegan. To the nonbelievers the proof is in the recipe. In developing this muffin recipe, we realized that many vegan pastries make up for their lack of dairy and eggs by being super sweet and extra oily. We held back on the sugar and oil to create a scrumptious fluffy muffin that people of all dietary preferences will enjoy.